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Bylaws  and  ordinances  of  the  city  of  Detroit.  1831.  And  Revised 
charter,  1827. 

j^ylaws  and  ordinances  of  city  of  Detroit,  revised  by  recorder.  1836. 

Ordinance  of  city  of  Detroit  revised  by  Common  Council.  Charter 
and  amendments.  1842. 

Revised  charter  and  ordinance  of  city  of  Detroit.  1848. 

Revised  charter  and  ordinance  of  city  of  Detroit.  1855. 

Revised  charter  and  ordinance  of  city  of  Detroit.  1857. 

Ordinance  and  bylaws  of  city  of  Detroit.  1859. 

Charter  of  city  of  Detroit  amended  and  acts  of  legislature  relating  to 
city.  1861. 

Ordinances  of  city  of  Detroit.  1864. 

Charter  of  city  of  Detroit  as  amended  and  acts  of  legislature.  1867. 

Amendments  to  city  charter,  1869,  1871,  1872,  1873. 

Revised  ordinance  of  city  of  Detroit.  1871. 


Charter  of  city  of  Detroit  as  amended  and  acts  of  legislature  relating 
to  city.  1874. 

Revised  ordinances  of  city  of  Detroit.  1878. 

Charter  of  city  of  Detroit  and  acts  of  legislature  relating  to  city.  1880. 

Charter  of  city  of  Detroit  and  acts  of  legislature  relating  to  boards, 
commissions,  courts.  1883. 

Revised  ordinances.  1884. 

Charter  of  city  of  Detroit  and  acts  of  legislature,  etc.  1886. 

Revised  ordinances  for  1890. 

Charter  of  city  of  Detroit  and  acts  of  legislature,  etc.  1893. 

Revised  ordinances  of  city.  1895. 

Charter  of  city  of  Detroit.  1904. 


Addenda 

Laws  enacted  by  the  Legislatures,  1905  and  1907,  and  1907  Special 
session  affecting  the  municipality  of  Detroit. 

State  constitution  of  1909.  (Public  acts  of  the  Legislature  of  Michigan, 
1909,  Home  rule  bill,  No.  279,  p.  497). 


Charters  of  Other  Cities 


Cambridge,  Mass.  Charter.  1891. 

Cambridge,  Mass.  Proposed  charter.  1911. 
Denver.  Charter  and  ordinances  of  Denver,  Col. 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.  Charter,  last  revision. 


352.744C14 
352.744C14a 
1898.  352.7881  « 

352.0774G7a 


Los  Angeles,  Cal.  Charter.  Charter  of  the  city  of  Los 

Angeles  as  adopted  January,  1889,  amended  Jan-  p 

uary,  1903,  amended  January,  1905,  amended 
February,  1907,  and  amended  February,  1909. 

1909.  352.794L9 

Minneapolis.  Charter  and  ordinances,  etc.  1887.  352.0776M6a 

New  York  city.  The  Greater  New  York  charter  as 
enacted  in  1897  and  amended  in  1901,  as  further 
amended  by  subsequent  acts,  down  to  and  includ- 
ing the  year  1906.  1906.  352.0747N4c 


St.  Louis.  Charter  of  city  of  St.  Louis  as  submitted  by 

Board  of  Freeholders.  1910.  352.7781C4 


References  in  Books 


Beard,  C.  A. 

American  government  and  politics. 
1910. 

353  B38a 

Beard,  C.  A. 

Digest  of  short  ballot  charters,  rev. 
ed.  1912. 

352  B381 

Bemis,  E.  W. 

Municipal  monopolies.  1899. 

352  B43 

Book  of  American 

municipalities.  1910. 

352  L47a 

Bradford,  E.  F. 

Commission  government  in  Amer- 
ican cities.  1911. 

352  B72c 

Bruere,  H. 

New  city  government.  1912. 

352  B83m 

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References  in  Books 


Bryce,  James 

American  commonwealth,  rev.  ed. 

2 v.  1910.  342.73  B84ad 

Chicago  Municipal 
library 

Catalogue.  1908.  C1.C434 

Chicago  Public 
Library 

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Check  list  of  books  and  pamphlets 
on  municipal  government  in  the 

Public  Library  of  Chicago.  1911.  016.352C43 

Civic  League  of 

St.  Louis 

Abstract  of  provisions  of  the  old 
and  new  charters  of  St.  Louis  with 
explanatory  comment.  1911.  352.7781C4a 

Coler,  B.  S. 

Municipal  government.  1900.  352  C6 

Deming,  H.  E. 

Government  of  American  cities. 

1909.  352  D4 

Detroit 

Municipal  manual.  1912-13.  352.0774D5d 

Eaton,  D.  B. 

Government  of  municipalities.  1899.  352  E13 

Fairlie,  J.  A. 

Essays  in  municipal  administra- 
tion. 1908.  352  F15b 

Farmer,  S. 

History  of  Detroit.  Chronological 
digest  of  city  charters,  amend- 
ments and  special  laws.  1887.  977.41  F2 

Fiske,  J. 

Civil  government  in  the  United 

States.  1904.  353  F4c 

Garner,  J.  W. 

Government  in  the  United  States. 

1911.  353  G19g 

Giesecke,  Albert  A.  Questions  in  municipal  civics.  1911.  352  G36q 

Goodnow,  Frank  J.  City  government  in  the  United 

States.  1904.  352  G62b 


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References  in  Books 


Goodnow,  Frank  J. 
Goodnow,  Frank  J. 
Hamilton,  J.  J. 

Hatton,  Augustus 
R.,  ed. 

Howe,  F.  C. 

James,  E.  J. 

King,  C.  L. 

Robbins,  E.  C. 

Rowe,  L.  B. 
Schaffner,  M.  A. 

Wilcox,  Delos  F. 
Wilcox,  Delos  F. 
Wilcox,  Delos  F. 


Municipal  home  rule.  1895. 

352  G62 

Municipal  problems.  1897. 

352  G62a 

Dethronement  of  the  city  boss. 
1910. 

352  H18d 

Digest  of  city  charters. 

1906. 

352.C43d 

The  city  the  hope  of  democracy. 
1906. 

352  H85 

Charters  of  the  city  of  Chicago. 

3 pts. 

352.7731CJ 

History  of  the  government  of  Den- 
ver. 1911. 

352  K58h 

Commission  plan  of  municipal  gov- 
ernment. 1912. 

352  R54a 

Problems  of  city  government.  1908. 

352  R89 

Municipal  home  rule  charters. 

1908. 

352.S16m 

Great  cities  in  America.  1910. 

352  W63g 

Municipal  franchises.  2 v.  1911. 

352  W63m 

Study  of  city  government.  1897.  352  W63 


References  in  Periodicals 

Annulment  of  charters;  Broadway  R.  R.  Nation  42:252. 

Baltimore  under  its  new  charter.  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  27:168-79.  Ja. 
1906. 

Chadwick,  F.  E.  The  Newport  charter.  Am.  Pol.  Sci.  Assn.  Proc. 
1906:58-66. 

Charter  making  in  America.  Atlan.  103:628-39  My.  1909. 

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References  in  Periodicals 


Charter  needs  of  great  ities.  B.  S.  Coler.  No.  Am.  170:850-6.  1900. 
Charter  provisions,  etc.  N.  E.  A.  1905:204. 

Jdharter  provisions  as  related  to  reorganization  of  school  system. 
N.  E.  A.  1905:231-5. 

Charter  situation  in  Minn.  Nat.  Conf.  City  Govt.  1901:119-23. 

Charter  tendencies  in  recent  years.  Nat.  Conf.  of  City  Govt.  1908: 
204-14. 

Charters  as  tools,  not  cure-alls.  G.  W.  Beavers.  Survey  27:1606-7. 
Ja.  20,  1912. 

Charters  of  cities.  Nation  75:126.  1902. 

Chicago’s  new  charter.  World  today  8:70-3.  Ja.  1905. 

Chicago’s  new  charter  movement.  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:639-48  My. 
1908. 

City  charters  and  the  short  ballot.  H.  S.  Buttenheim.  Am.  City 
7:339-43.  O.  1912. 

Denver:  Economic  struggle  in  Colorado.  Arena  Sept.,  Oct.,  Nov.,  1905. 

Des  Moines  plan  of  city  government.  S.  B.  Allen.  Nat.  Conf.  City 
Govt.  Proceedings  1907.  p.  156-165. 

Digest  of  Des  Moines  charter.  Chaut.  51:136-8.  Je.  1908. 

Grand  Rapids  charter.  Outlook  81:102-3.  S.16,  1905. 

Home  rule  charter  movements  in  Missouri.  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  27:155-67. 
Ja.  1906. 

How  charter  is  adopted  in  Des  Moines  plan  of  commission  govt. 

Sec.  2,  p.  10. 

How  not  to  draft  a charter.  S.  S.  Wise.  No.  Am.  194:367-74.  1911. 

Kansas  City’s  charter  campaign.  Outlook  79:669-70.  Mr.  18,  1905. 
Maltbie.  City  made  charters.  Yale  review  13:380-417.  1905. 

Manila  charter.  C.  C.  Plahn.  Munic.  Affairs  5:800-1.  1901. 


References  in  Periodicals 


Massachusetts  charter  legislation.  J.  H.  Beale.  Nat.  Conf.  City 
Govt.  1902:231-45. 

Model  charter  of  the  Nat.  Munic.  League.  H.  De  F.  Baldwin.  Munic. 

Aff.  3:3-17.  1899.  i 

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Model  city  charter  for  Los  Angeles.  Ind.  73:1326-8.  Dec.  5,  1912. 
Model  municipal  charter:  Berkeley.  W.  C.  Jones.  Ind.  71:575.  191  1A 

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Municipal  affairs  in  San  Francisco.  J.  R.  Freud.  Nat.  Conf.  City 
Govt.  1901:99-104. 

Municipal  charter  legislation  in  Wisconsin.  C.  E.  Monroe.  Nat. 
Conf.  City  Govt.  1901:152-7. 

Municipal  code  of  Indianapolis.  H.  O.  Stechan.  Forum  37:286. 
O.  1905. 

Municipal  constitution.  Outlook  87:796-8.  D.14,  1907. 

Municipal  corporations  in  the  colonies.  J.  A.  Fairlie.  Munic.  Affairs 
2:341-81.  1898. 

New  charter  for  Boston.  Nation  88:131-2.  Feb.  11,  1909. 

New  charter  for  greater  New  York.  Munic.  Affairs,  4:447-57.  1900. 

New  York  aldermen  and  the  charter.  Nation  72:170-1.  1901. 

New  York;  amendments  to  the  charter.  Harp.  W.  45:402-3.  1901. 

New  York:  charities  chapter  of  the  charter.  H.  Folks.  Am.  J.  Soc* 
7:262-76. 

New  York:  Charter.  F.  J.  Goodnow.  Pol.  Sci.  Q.  17:1-23.  1902. 

New  York:  Charter  revision.  Outlook  65:198-201.  Nation  71:439. 
1900. 

New  York:  Charter  revision  commission  report.  Munic.  Affairs 
4:768-72.  1900. 

New  York  city  charter.  Outlook  99:6-7.  1911. 

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References  in  Periodicals 


New  York  city  charter.  G.  L.  Rives.  No.  Am.  173:454-63.  1901. 

Ohio  city  charter  problems.  Outlook  72:101.  1902. 

jpligarchic  city  charter.  Outlook  98:923-5.  1911. 

Progress  of  home  rule  in  cities.  E.  P.  Oberholtzer.  Nat.  Conf.  City 
Govt.  1904:168-80. 

Progress  of  municipal  reform.  C.  R.  Woodruff.  Munic.  Affairs  1 :301- 
16.  1897. 

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Quebec:  Municipal  charters.  F.  H.  McLean.  Ann.  Am.  Acad. 
19:496-7.  1902. 

Recent  charter  legislation  in  Pennsylvania.  E.  Z.  Smith.  Nat.  Conf. 
of  City  Govt.  1901:133-51. 

Relation  of  charter  forms  to  municipal  improvements.  Am.  City 
6:647-50.  Ap.  1912. 

Revision  of  the  New  York  charter.  J.  W.  Pryor.  Nat.  Conf.  City 
Govt.  1901:128. 

San  Francisco:  Acquisition  of  municipal  monopolies  under  new  charter. 
Munic.  Affairs,  3:362-4.  1899. 

San  Francisco  charter  of  1900.  K.  C.  Babcock.  Ann.  Am.  Acad. 
19:150-2.  1902. 

Unifcrm  municipal  charters.  Nation  81:293-4.  O.  12,  1905. 

Wisconsin:  Municipal  charter  legislation.  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  18:352-4. 
1901. 

Woodruff,  C.  R.  American  municipal  situation.  National  municipal 
league.  Proceedings.  1909.  p.  87-103. 

f Woodruff,  C.R.  Charter-making  in  America.  Atlantic  103:628-39.  1909. 

p Woodruff,  C.  R.  National  municipal  league’s  work  for  charter  reform. 
Nat.  Mun.  League,  Proc.,  1909. 

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